And Matt's right. You surely mean you have some separate parts laying around that would require tools to assemble into an operable firearm, and that they won't be assembled until the stamp arrives, right?

ETA: the number to check on the status is 304-616-4500. Have the serial number of your receiver ready when you call. And remember, every time you call, you're taking time from an examiner who could be working on your paperwork, so don't call once a week to check in.

Actually that is incorrect. The people that answer the phones are customer service personnel...I asked that question on my last form to the person on the other end of the phone. They said that if an examiner answered the phone then the work would never get done as appearantly the phones are constantly ringing. All the CS weenie does is enter the information (serial number & name of person on the paperwork) into their computer. Nothing goes into their database until an examiner starts on a packet and then enters the information and the status of the packet. If there is something there then the CS weenie just relays what they see on their screen (nothing/not in the system, processing or approved/denied/sent back). You can call 50 times a day (though I wouldn't recommend it...) without having to worry about bothering an examiner. The only time that you will get to talk to an examiner is if your packet gets kicked back to you and you have a question about what you need to do for corrections as it has the examiner's number & extention...figure out how I know that one.

As for times, my first transfer, a suppressor (Form 4), took 40 days to kickback, then 3 days for approval, my first SBR (Form 1) took 45 days, my 2nd suppressor (Form 4) took 40 days and my 2nd SBR (Form 1) took 60ish days and they all are on a RLT.

That's interesting. Every time I call, and a friend has the same number of stamps and same experience, they act like I'm taking their valuable time away from important work. We even theorized that my friend's Form 1 was getting kicked to the bottom of the pile every time he called.

To Mattitude and Outbreak....no, yall are right, I have parts laying around. Seriously. They are not assembled together into a functional, firing weapon. I have the lower in the kitchen pantry, and the upper on my bookshelf next to Larry Correia's finest works. I'm far too scared to fully assemble it until it is fully legal.

What you were probably interrupting was their solitare game. I assure you that they are nothing more than phone jockeys as I asked them point-blank if they were examiners and I got a "No, we are solely for customer service" answer.

As far as if there is a difference in processing time between individual and trust application...yes, there is a difference and it can be as much as by half. With an individual transfer, the ATF does a backround check to include both criminal and mental health and they also have to process the fingerprint card through the FBI database and all of this takes time. With a trust, all the ATF does with it is make sure that the application is filled out correctly, has notarized copy of the trust along with a Schedule A & B, makes sure that the beneficiary isn't the same person as the trustee and also that the trust is written to fulfill the legal requirements of that particular state. Making sure the Form 1/4 is done right takes a few minutes but going over the trust is what takes the time...but it's no where near the length for a backround check & fingerprint processing. So yes, there is a difference it time and the trust goes through faster.

That's interesting. Every time I call, and a friend has the same number of stamps and same experience, they act like I'm taking their valuable time away from important work. We even theorized that my friend's Form 1 was getting kicked to the bottom of the pile every time he called.